Title(s): Professor of Pediatrics and of Health Policy Director, Center for Health Policy Research at the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice Co-PI, Dartmouth Atlas of Healthcare
Department(s): Community and Family Medicine Pediatrics
Education: University of Vermont, BA. 1977 SUNY Upstate Medical Center, MD, 1981 Johns Hopkins Hospital, Pediatric Residency 1981-1984 Dartmouth College, MS in the Evaluative Clinical Sciences, 1995
Programs: Children's Hospital At Dartmouth The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice
Goodman DC, Fisher ES, Little GA, Stukel TA, Chang CH, Schoendorf KS The relation between the availability of neonatal intensive care and neonatal mortality. N Engl J Med. 2002 May 16;346(20):1538-44 (view details on MedLine)
Goodman DC, Mick SS, Bott D, Stukel T, Chang CH, Marth N, Poage J, Carretta HJ. Primary care service areas: a new tool for the evaluation of primary care services. Health Serv Res. 2003 Feb;38(1 Pt 1):287-309 (view details on MedLine)
Goodman DC, Stukel TA, Chiang-hua Chang, Wennberg JE. End-of-Life Care at Academic Medical Centers: Implications for Future Workforce Requirements. Health Affairs 2006; 25(2): 521-531.
Goodman DC. Twenty year trends in the regional variation of the physician workforce. Health Affairs:W4-67-9, 2004 Jan-Jun.
Wennberg JE, Skinner J, Fisher E, Bronner K, Goodman DC. Association Between Inpatient Care Intensity, Patient Ratings Of Their Hospital Experience And The Technical Quality Of Hospital Care. Health Affairs 2009;28:103-112.
Goodman DC. Improving Accountability for the Public Investment in Health Profession Education: It’s Time to Try Health Workforce Planning. JAMA 2008;300(10):1205-1207.
Goodman DC, Fisher ES. Physician Workforce Crisis? Wrong diagnosis, Wrong Prescription. New Engl J Med 2008;358:1658-1661.
Goodman DC, Grumbach K. Does Having More Physicians Lead to Better Health System Performance? JAMA 2008; 299:335-337.
Berke EM, Smith T, Song Y, Halpern MT, Goodman DC. Cancer Care in the United States: indentifying end-of-life cohorts. J Palliat Med 2009;12:128-132.
Professional Interests:
Dr. Goodman's primary research interests is understanding the relationship between regional and health system physician capacity, population risks, and health outcomes. He is also interested in variation in end of life cancer care. Dr. Goodman is the Co-Principal Investigator of the Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care.
Courses Taught:
Advanced Methods in Health Services Research
Grant Information:
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - The Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care
Health Resources and Services Administration - The Primary Care Service Area Project
National Institute on Aging